Most politicians could never mount a campaign amid four criminal proceedings—but that’s what Trump wants, and we need to understand why.

Trump’s former lawyer somehow seems undeterred by all the charges against him.

The failure of Ohio’s Issue One shows that abortion—and democracy—are still potent issues for voters.

A newly uncovered memo details how Trump’s team knew their efforts to overthrow the election were a long shot—but pressed forward anyway.

This is a huge victory for democracy—and for abortion rights.

The ruling on the “independent state legislature theory” is a blow to election deniers everywhere.

The tactic failed again in this week’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election.

What a joke

It’s a lot better than it was before the midterms. But it’s the next election that will determine whether we still have a republic.

Kansans overwhelmingly voted to protect the right to abortion in an August referendum. Now state Republicans want to overrule the will of the voters and ban it anyway.

It’s also an individual one.

Maybe the United States was doomed from the start. And Jean-Jacques Rousseau can explain why.

Fixing gerrymandering isn’t enough to build an equitable, multiracial society. We need dialogue.

Alas, we can’t fix this democracy without amending the U.S. Constitution. The process for that is almost impossible.

Structural reforms like ranked-choice voting could take decades. The right leader could expedite the process and save the republic in the meantime.

We asked 12 writers for their predictions—and recommendations for how to save democracy.

Responsive organizing is essential to achieving policy reform.

Resistance is not futile: From reining in social media to passing much-needed political reforms, history shows that we can succeed.

The pundits thought the Democratic Party’s closing argument for the midterms was going to end in certain disaster. Swing and a miss!

The political scientist and leading elections expert explains how Donald Trump has actually—wait for it—strengthened democracy.